ISAF Joint Command morning operational update

KABUL, AFGHANISTAN

04.03.2012

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ISAF Joint Command

KABUL, Afghanistan – In Kandahar district, Kandahar province, an Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation yesterday.

The facilitator supplied insurgents throughout Kandahar province with weapons, ammunition and equipment. The security force detained two additional suspected insurgents as a result of the operation.

In other International Security Assistance Force news throughout Afghanistan:

North

A combined Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation in Archi district, Kunduz province, yesterday. The leader supervised the construction of roadside bombs and directed attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces throughout the district.

An Afghan and coalition security force conducted an operation to capture an Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan bomb-making expert in Kunduz district, Kunduz province, today. He is believed to be the senior bomb maker for the IMU in Afghanistan and supervises the construction of explosive devices for attacks against senior Afghan officials. The security force killed one insurgent and detained another as a result of this operation.

South

An Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban facilitator during an operation in Nahr-e Saraj district, Helmand province, today. The facilitator supplied insurgents throughout the province with weapons, ammunition and equipment for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces. The security force also seized approximately five kilograms of illegal narcotics as a result of this operation.

East

An Afghan-led security force supported by coalition troops conducted an operation to capture a Haqqani facilitator in Terayzai district, Khost province, today. The facilitator provides weapons and ammunition to insurgents in Sabari district for attacks against Afghan and coalition security forces. The security force detained several suspected insurgents and seized multiple weapons as a result of the operation.

Finally, in Jaghatu district, Wardak province, an Afghan and coalition security force captured a Taliban leader during an operation today. The leader planned and supervised attacks against senior Afghan officials in Kabul City.

• Date Taken: 04.03.2012
• Date Posted: 04.03.2012 02:49
• Story ID: 86153
• Location: KABUL, AF